Hillside railway station, NBR

Hillside
Hillside
General information
Location	Hillside, Angus; Scotland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 May 1883	Opened as Hill Side
1910	Name changed to Hillside
February 1927	Closed

Hillside railway station served the village of Hillside, Angus, Scotland from 1883 to 1927 on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened as Hill Side on 1 May 1883 by the Caledonian Railway. The signal box, which opened before the station, opened in 1881. To the northeast is a goods yard, which later became Hillside Distillery. Its name was changed to Hillside in 1910. The station closed in February 1927.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 215. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links[edit]

Railscot on Hillside [NB station]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway		Montrose Line open, station open

56°44′29″N 2°28′26″W / 56.7413°N 2.4738°W / 56.7413; -2.4738

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 215. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt-2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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